. >>> today is ash wednesday, the first day of lent and pope benedict is speaking for the first time since he announced he'll be retiring. >> the conclave good morning. the audience is usually full. today it was packed. it was the first chance the public had a chance to hear from the pope since he announced his resignation. he asked them to pray for him, for the church and for his successor, and then he explained why he did what he did. he said, quote, i did this in full freedom for the good of the church and having prayed for a long time and having examined my conscience before god. the welcome he got, the applause he got was raptures. i spoke with a priest who said it was a joyful mouse along with sadness. the words he used were basically the ones he used in his resignation speech. he will once he's gone from being pope which is february 28th move to a convent in the back, which was renovated which shows he had this in mind forn a helilicoptpter leave vatican cicity a and g go to thanks. >>> a cruise has turned into a week of misery. now passengers say they're seeing disgusting con